I bought myself a cheap and simple bicycle alarm that is triggered by movement. Its enough to nudge the telescope and it goes off. Makes me rest much easier when telescope is out :)
In 2018 I had the pleasure of looking at the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas through the 36-in dobsonian at the Cherry Springs Star Party with Al Nagler, CEO of TeleVue Optics and his Night Vision eyepeice. It was a pretty amazing experience. I wish I had my channel started already and I would have had a really cool video to share with everybody.
Great video, a very nice setup and excellent results! Very impressive - especially with no LPF's and shooting from a neighborhood. Are you still running the G11 as your imaging mount? I am about to make the switch to Losmandy mounts.
I have the G11 still but have started to use Celestron equipment due to my relationship with them and am enjoying the relative ease of use of their mounts. The software side of Losmandy is extremely capable, but also unnecessarily complex for most imagers. I also have found that the size and weight of my Losmandy gear simply means I am less inclined to use it. It has collected dust more and more each day. I actually have the G11 up for sale on AstroMart. I am considering moving to a strain wave mount like the Pegasus Astro NYX 101 for increased portability with my Stellarvue SVX130T refractor, which I have a full compliment of Pegasus Astro control hardware for. Time will tell, but I see myself moving away from the G11 in the future.
@CosmosSafari I am currently using Celestron mounts and considering the jump to Losmandy. My CG-5 ASGT died and I am debating an AVX or GM-8G. For my 6" refractor I need something stronger than my CGEM so I was thinking about the G11T so I could swap back and forth between the refractor and the C14 Edge HD I know i will eventually have. I am visual and will eventually move into solar, lunar, and planetary imaging.
@@slapastronomy8646 the Losmandy G11T is awesome, but requires some patience with the software side of things. My G11 is old, but at my old job I built an observatory around a 152mm Stellarvue APO w/ a G11T. It's rock solid. If you want to discuss further, shoot me an email at dave@cosmossafari.com and we can talk more.
@@CosmosSafari oh right i see. That damn light pollution is such a huge problem for us urban residents! I've honstly seriousely considered cutting the power to the street lights surrounding my home! But i don't fancy going to jail so im stuck! lol.
Does it take time to see spiral arms of galaxies , because yesterday I found a double star like object in Ursa Major , where whirlpool galaxy should be , but I could not see the spiral arms?
Are you talking visual? If so there are a number of factors. You for example would need to make sure that your eyes are dark adapted properly. Also if you are looking at something you want to look towards the corner of your eyepiece while you have the object centered. That is a technique called averted vision. It basically uses the more sensitive areas of your eye, the rod receptors that see in black and white, rather than the cones that see in color that are centrally located on your retina. Also directly on the center of your retina is the optic nerve and believe it or not there are no light sensitive cells in that area, and it is completely pitch black. Another factor is light pollution, if your light pollution is bad enough You may have a very hard time separating the spiral arms from the background brightness. If you're trying to take an image the light pollution can also be an issue. You also may be taking too short of an exposure. My guess is that it was a combination of these things.
+Andy Weeks thank you, I will look into it. I have a ton of stuff going on right now but will try to drop in there to say hello. in the meantime, feel free to send people from the group over here. will have a ton of Losmandy related videos in the future!
, yesterday i watched the whirlpool galaxy with my Meade telescope . But i was unable to see the spiral arms . Is it so that it takes time to see galaxy? . Because I could not focus it immediately . Can u reply , cosmos safari?
I am aware that I don't need to level perfectly. I am not just leveling my tripod it is also to get the rig off of the wheels. If the wheels are touching the base is no where near as stable. To level takes about 10 seconds longer using the built-in bubble levels so why not? It also allows me to use the bubble levels to get proper counterweight down position for a quick cold start on the Losmandy mount. This way I don't have to start from scratch each time I setup.
wow the 130T looks more massive than I expected
Yes. I have a SVX 152 at work and it’s crazy big. Anything more is not at all portable.
I bought myself a cheap and simple bicycle alarm that is triggered by movement. Its enough to nudge the telescope and it goes off. Makes me rest much easier when telescope is out :)
I started 18 years old the astrophotography with Losmandy G11
Excellent work!
Thank you, Ray! It means a lot that you take the time to watch and support me.
Nice setup!
+Chuck's Astrophotography thanks I am just getting started. Much more to come!
Chuck, It means a lot that you take the time to watch and support me. I hope to help inspire others as you have.
Wow! Great set up and great results!
Thank you very much. I'm rather happy with how things have been progressing also.
A tip : watch series at Flixzone. Been using them for watching lots of of movies lately.
@Caleb Thiago yea, I have been watching on Flixzone for years myself :D
I saw Triffid With my 76mm Newtonian scope..it looks a Bit like a Grey Cloud with some Bright stars !! 😊🔭
In 2018 I had the pleasure of looking at the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas through the 36-in dobsonian at the Cherry Springs Star Party with Al Nagler, CEO of TeleVue Optics and his Night Vision eyepeice. It was a pretty amazing experience. I wish I had my channel started already and I would have had a really cool video to share with everybody.
Great video, a very nice setup and excellent results! Very impressive - especially with no LPF's and shooting from a neighborhood. Are you still running the G11 as your imaging mount? I am about to make the switch to Losmandy mounts.
I have the G11 still but have started to use Celestron equipment due to my relationship with them and am enjoying the relative ease of use of their mounts. The software side of Losmandy is extremely capable, but also unnecessarily complex for most imagers. I also have found that the size and weight of my Losmandy gear simply means I am less inclined to use it. It has collected dust more and more each day. I actually have the G11 up for sale on AstroMart. I am considering moving to a strain wave mount like the Pegasus Astro NYX 101 for increased portability with my Stellarvue SVX130T refractor, which I have a full compliment of Pegasus Astro control hardware for. Time will tell, but I see myself moving away from the G11 in the future.
@CosmosSafari I am currently using Celestron mounts and considering the jump to Losmandy. My CG-5 ASGT died and I am debating an AVX or GM-8G. For my 6" refractor I need something stronger than my CGEM so I was thinking about the G11T so I could swap back and forth between the refractor and the C14 Edge HD I know i will eventually have. I am visual and will eventually move into solar, lunar, and planetary imaging.
@@slapastronomy8646 the Losmandy G11T is awesome, but requires some patience with the software side of things. My G11 is old, but at my old job I built an observatory around a 152mm Stellarvue APO w/ a G11T. It's rock solid. If you want to discuss further, shoot me an email at dave@cosmossafari.com and we can talk more.
Amazing!
Thanks!
Hi, would you not be better off doing 3-4 min exposures ? Wes, Liverpool, UK.
Yes, but my light pollution is a problem and at this time I don't have a light pollution filter.
@@CosmosSafari oh right i see. That damn light pollution is such a huge problem for us urban residents! I've honstly seriousely considered cutting the power to the street lights surrounding my home! But i don't fancy going to jail so im stuck! lol.
Does it take time to see spiral arms of galaxies , because yesterday I found a double star like object in Ursa Major , where whirlpool galaxy should be , but I could not see the spiral arms?
Are you talking visual? If so there are a number of factors. You for example would need to make sure that your eyes are dark adapted properly. Also if you are looking at something you want to look towards the corner of your eyepiece while you have the object centered. That is a technique called averted vision. It basically uses the more sensitive areas of your eye, the rod receptors that see in black and white, rather than the cones that see in color that are centrally located on your retina. Also directly on the center of your retina is the optic nerve and believe it or not there are no light sensitive cells in that area, and it is completely pitch black. Another factor is light pollution, if your light pollution is bad enough You may have a very hard time separating the spiral arms from the background brightness.
If you're trying to take an image the light pollution can also be an issue. You also may be taking too short of an exposure. My guess is that it was a combination of these things.
Yes , now I get it. I was taking too short exposure
Ok
Actually Just getting the galaxy in the field of view is a big thing, capturing a pic would be something extraordinary
Join the Losmandy group on groups.io! Glad to have found your channel!
+Andy Weeks thank you, I will look into it. I have a ton of stuff going on right now but will try to drop in there to say hello. in the meantime, feel free to send people from the group over here. will have a ton of Losmandy related videos in the future!
Hello. Just found your channel. You in Pa. I’m over here in south jersey. Great info
Hello, yes, I am in southeastern PA about 45min from Philly.
recently subbed, nice video's
Thank you so much for your subscription! I am just getting started but have so much awesome stuff coming.
Great setup but on the footpath?
I do stuff for my community, and it is not very well traveled. I don't see the harm.
@@CosmosSafari fair enough that's great to hear it looks like a great neighborhood cheers
Subbed you
+drrach1 thanks!
, yesterday i watched the whirlpool galaxy with my Meade telescope . But i was unable to see the spiral arms . Is it so that it takes time to see galaxy? . Because I could not focus it immediately . Can u reply , cosmos safari?
Why do you bother leveling your tripod if you are going to polar align anyway? It is unnecessary
I am aware that I don't need to level perfectly. I am not just leveling my tripod it is also to get the rig off of the wheels. If the wheels are touching the base is no where near as stable. To level takes about 10 seconds longer using the built-in bubble levels so why not? It also allows me to use the bubble levels to get proper counterweight down position for a quick cold start on the Losmandy mount. This way I don't have to start from scratch each time I setup.